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Baghdad: Iraq called on Turkey to formally apologize for what Baghdad believes was Ankara's terrorist attack on the Sulaymaniyah airport in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, the president's office said on Saturday.Sulaymaniyah’s civil aviation authority said that an explosion and...

Moscow/Washington: Washington is open to creative solutions to reach a deal with Moscow in exchange for former Marine Paul Whelan and American journalist Evan Gershkovich, both charged with espionage in Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing...

Abuja: As many as 46 people have died in Nigeria following an attack of suspected armed herders on the the Umogidi community in the southeastern state of Benue, local authorities said."I can confirm to you that there was an...

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is unlikely to go to jail even if convicted of all charges after being indicted in a hush money case, former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano told Sputnik.Trump has been charged...

Zurich: Six years after last topping the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking, Argentina (1st, plus 1) are once again at the summit of world football.Recent friendly wins against Panama (2-0) and Curaçao (7-0) helped the world champions dethrone Brazil (3rd,...

Paris: About 1,000 armed foreigners have participated in the violent clashes with French police during the local farmers' protests against the construction of a water reservoir in the city of Sainte-Soline, French Cabinet spokesperson Olivier Veran said on Thursday...

Tokyo: A helicopter of the ground forces of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces disappeared from radar not far from the island of Miyako in the southern Okinawa prefecture, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Thursday, citing sources in the defense...

Moscow: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with the top diplomats of Germany, France and the United Kingdom on the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels to discuss support for Ukraine and strengthening the...

New Delhi/Washington: The US has said it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India and it strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by renaming localities, following China’s attempt at "renaming" 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh,...

London: The United Kingdom's information regulator said on Tuesday that it had issued a 12.7 million pound (almost $16 million) fine to TikTok for its violations of data protection legislation, including by the provision of services to children under...